House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 Jan 2003 (pt 17)

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Ministerial Travel

Mr. Laws: To ask the Prime Minister what his estimate is of the total expenditure by his Department on mininsterial travel (a) in the UK and (b) abroad in each year from 1995–96 to 2002–03 (estimated); and if he will make a statement. [92418]

The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office on 22 January 2003.

SCOTLAND

Departmental Assets

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will list each asset of the Scottish Office valued at £50,000 or more; and if she will make a statement. [90380]

Mrs. Liddell: The only asset of the Scotland Office with a value of more than £50,000 is the lease of Dover House in London.

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Departmental Expenditure (Newsprint)

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the total expenditure of her Department was on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in 2002. [90520]

Mrs. Liddell: Expenditure on newspapers, magazines and periodicals purchased centrally by the Department in 2001–02 was £12,968.

Dover House

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, who owns the Scotland Office headquarters at Dover House in Whitehall, what her latest estimate is of the total value of this building; and what her estimate is of its annual rental cost. [90378]

Mrs. Liddell: Dover House is owned by the Crown Estate and leased to the Scotland Office. The value of the building is a matter for the Crown Estate. The rental cost in 2001–02 was £10,500.

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when and by whom Dover House, Whitehall, was valued for the purposes of the National Asset Register; what the latest valuation is; and if she will make a statement. [91699]

Mrs. Liddell: Dover House was re-valued prior to transfer by the former Scottish Office. On 31 March 1999, it was independently re-valued at £2 million by GVA Grimley, International Property Advisors, on the basis of Existing Use Value in accordance with the Appraisal and Valuation Manual of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Its current net book value (at 31 March 2002) is £1.675 million.

Fishing Industry

Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what part she will play in the co-ordination of financial assistance packages to the Scottish fishing industry between the Government and the Scottish Executive. [92294]

Mrs. Liddell: I am regularly involved in discussions with Government colleagues and the Scottish Executive on a range of subjects, and these have recently included issues concerning the Scottish fishing industry.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL

Crown Prosecution Service

Tony Wright: To ask the Solicitor-General when the Crown Prosecution Service's autumn performance report for 2002 will be published. [93157]

The Solicitor-General: I refer the hon. Member to my previous reply, 21 January 2003, Official Report, column 231W.

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WORK AND PENSIONS

Benefit Fraud

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases of suspected (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit fraud have been discovered through a residency check, in each of the last five years. [91979]

Malcolm Wicks: The information requested is not available. Information held centrally on cases of suspected housing benefit or council tax benefit fraud does not identify the means by which the suspected fraud was detected.

Child Support Agency

Mr. Pickthall: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the new system of assessment by the CSA will become operable; whether those who have been waiting for assessment or reassessment by the CSA will be assessed as if they were new claimants; and what plans he has to clear the back-log. [92549]

Malcolm Wicks: I refer my hon. Friend to the written answer I gave the hon. Member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Peter Duncan) on 27 November 2002, Official Report, column 317W. The next Commencement Order to implement relevant provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 will set out the classes of case to which the new scheme will apply.

Correspondence

Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 16 December from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Avril Curry. [92285]

Mr. Andrew Smith: I wrote to the right hon. Member on 16 January 2003.

Employers' Liability

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the employers' liability insurance review. [85271]

Mr. Nicholas Brown [holding answer 12 December 2002]: I refer my hon. Friend to the Written Ministerial Statement I gave on 12 December 2002, Official Report, columns 23–24WS.

Free School Meals

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list for each year since 1997 the percentage of children for each local authority eligible for free school meals. [91983]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: I have been asked to reply.

The available information is shown in the table.

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Maintained nursery, primary, secondary and all special schools⁽²⁰⁾: school meal arrangements

Position in January each year

Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free meals⁽²¹⁾

By local education authority, by Government office region 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

England 20.2 19.1 18.4 17.8 17.1 16.4

North East 25.8 24.9 24.1 23.4 23.1 21.4

Darlington⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 21.0 19.7 18.3 17.2 17.2

Durham⁽²³⁾ 21.3 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Durham⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 20.8 20.2 19.5 19.5 19.3

Gateshead 25.9 24.5 23.6 24.4 23.4 22.6

Hartlepool 30.9 28.6 26.6 26.8 25.6 24.7

Middlesbrough 35.2 34.5 32.1 32.1 32.0 31.8

Newcastle upon Tyne 34.9 33.4 32.2 31.1 30.7 28.9

North Tyneside 23.0 22.8 21.7 21.5 19.7 20.1

Northumberland 15.6 14.0 14.2 13.5 13.3 12.4

Redcar and Cleveland 28.2 26.1 26.6 25.4 23.5 23.8

South Tyneside 32.7 30.9 29.6 28.2 27.4 26.9

Stockton-on-Tees 25.1 23.8 22.4 21.9 20.7 19.6

Sunderland 28.4 29.3 29.3 28.4 31.1 20.7

North West 25.1 21.6 20.7 22.5 21.4 20.6

Blackburn with Darwen⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 27.6 27.5 25.8 25.1

Blackpool⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 26.0 25.3 24.6 24.4

Bolton 20.7 18.7 18.0 17.7 17.1 16.8

Bury 17.5 16.2 16.2 15.8 14.8 14.0

Cheshire⁽²³⁾ 16.0 15.5 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Cheshire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 12.0 12.4 11.3 10.9

Cumbria 15.9 15.4 14.3 14.6 13.7 13.1

Halton⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 27.8 27.1 25.9 25.4

Knowsley 47.9 46.3 44.8 42.9 40.4 38.0

Lancashire⁽²³⁾ 22.2 21.5 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Lancashire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 18.8 16.9 16.0 15.5

Liverpool 41.7 40.3 38.7 38.4 37.1 34.8

Manchester 46.7 45.5 44.5 44.6 43.4 43.0

Oldham 26.0 24.5 23.5 24.2 23.0 22.9

Rochdale 28.2 26.9 27.1 25.8 24.5 24.4

Salford 33.2 31.6 30.2 29.7 28.7 27.2

Sefton 24.7 23.9 22.4 21.1 19.7 19.1

St. Helens 22.1 22.0 26.5 20.8 20.3 20.1

Stockport 17.3 16.5 14.9 14.3 13.7 13.3

Tameside 23.4 21.6 20.8 20.1 19.9 18.8

Trafford 20.1 18.1 18.4 18.0 15.2 12.6

Warrington⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 12.7 11.5 11.0 10.5

Wigan 18.8 17.8 17.4 16.9 16.1 15.8

Wirral 28.7 27.1 28.5 29.2 28.9 27.7

Yorkshire and the Humber 21.2 20.3 19.6 19.1 18.1 17.5

Barnsley 25.8 25.2 24.7 24.2 23.0 21.3

Bradford 28.0 27.1 26.4 25.9 24.1 24.2

Calderdale 19.0 18.2 18.1 17.3 17.4 16.4

Doncaster 25.2 23.2 22.4 20.9 19.7 18.4

East Riding of Yorkshire 10.8 9.6 10.6 10.6 9.7 9.3

Kingston Upon Hull, City of 28.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 26.5 26.2

Kirklees 21.7 20.5 20.2 19.5 18.7 18.2

Leeds 21.5 20.9 20.1 19.9 18.8 18.5

North East Lincolnshire 23.0 22.8 21.6 22.8 22.6 21.3

North Lincolnshire 17.8 16.4 15.7 14.5 14.7 13.8

North Yorkshire 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.5 7.9 7.3

Rotherham 22.0 21.0 20.1 19.8 18.4 17.8

Sheffield 27.3 26.6 24.2 22.5 21.2 20.6

Wakefield 19.5 18.8 18.3 18.7 17.6 17.7

York 13.9 12.8 12.0 11.0 10.5 9.8

East Midlands 16.0 15.1 14.3 14.0 13.4 12.8

Derby⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 22.9 21.7 20.8 20.4 20.1

Derbyshire⁽²³⁾ 16.2 12.8 12.3 12.5 12.1 11.8

Derbyshire⁽²²⁾ 16.2 12.8 12.3 12.5 12.1 11.8

Leicester⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 24.9 23.7 23.5 23.6 23.7

Leicestershire⁽²³⁾ 15.0 8.5 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Leicestershire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 8.3 7.9 7.6 7.0

Lincolnshire 9.8 9.4 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.3

Northamptonshire 12.7 11.9 11.6 11.4 10.5 10.2

Nottingham⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 35.4 34.8 34.1 32.3

Nottinghamshire⁽²³⁾ 22.5 21.3 15.0 14.3 13.2 12.4

Nottinghamshire⁽²²⁾ 22.5 21.3 15.0 14.3 13.2 12.4

Rutland⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 6.4 6.2 5.4 5.0 4.5

West Midlands 21.0 19.6 19.1 18.8 18.6 18.1

Birmingham 35.6 34.3 33.7 33.1 33.1 32.7

Coventry 22.4 21.0 21.7 19.6 20.1 19.2

Dudley 18.0 16.9 16.2 15.9 14.9 14.6

Hereford and Worcester⁽²³⁾ 10.1 8.1 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Herefordshire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 8.1 7.3 8.1 7.5

Sandwell 26.6 24.9 23.2 24.4 24.0 22.9

Shropshire⁽²³⁾ 15.2 14.5 9.9 9.7 9.3 9.1

Shropshire⁽²²⁾ 15.2 14.5 9.9 9.7 9.3 9.1

Solihull 14.3 13.7 12.4 12.6 12.6 11.3

Staffordshire⁽²³⁾ 16.8 12.6 12.0 11.7 11.1 10.9

Staffordshire⁽²²⁾ 16.8 12.6 12.0 11.7 11.1 10.9

Stoke-on-Trent⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 26.9 27.3 27.7 27.2 25.8

Telford and Wrekin⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 20.9 21.3 20.5 20.2

Walsall 23.8 21.3 19.8 19.1 18.0 17.6

Warwickshire 11.4 10.9 9.9 9.6 9.4 8.9

Wolverhampton 24.7 22.6 22.0 21.8 22.7 21.5

Worcestershire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 9.0 9.8 10.0 9.8

East of England 14.9 13.5 12.9 12.5 11.7 11.1

Bedfordshire⁽²³⁾ 19.4 12.5 11.7 11.2 10.8 10.5

Bedfordshire⁽²²⁾ 19.4 12.5 11.7 11.2 10.8 10.5

Cambridgeshire⁽²³⁾ 15.4 13.8 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Cambridgeshire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 10.1 9.5 8.9 8.2

Essex⁽²³⁾ 15.4 14.4 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Essex⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 12.7 12.0 11.1 10.6

Hertfordshire 11.5 10.0 9.4 9.1 8.5 8.0

Luton⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 26.3 23.9 23.7 23.5 23.5

Norfolk 14.3 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.0 12.3

Peterborough⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 22.2 21.4 20.2 18.6

Southend-on-Sea⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 19.1 18.3 16.8 16.0

Suffolk 14.8 13.1 12.3 12.1 11.3 10.6

Thurrock⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 17.7 16.9 15.4 15.0

London 29.5 28.3 27.4 27.0 26.1 25.3

Inner London 45.3 43.3 41.6 41.2 39.8 38.4

Camden 37.2 36.0 35.6 36.2 35.9 35.2

City of London 51.4 37.7 38.4 35.9 33.8 ⁽²⁵⁾—

Hackney 55.5 50.1 46.3 44.1 41.3 42.1

Hammersmith and Fulham 42.3 41.3 38.4 39.6 39.2 38.2

Haringey 41.0 40.0 39.5 39.4 38.2 36.1

Islington 52.3 44.5 45.4 44.2 42.8 40.5

Kensington and Chelsea 44.0 42.0 38.5 38.6 35.8 34.6

Lambeth 47.1 45.0 42.5 41.1 39.3 37.9

Lewisham 38.5 38.4 35.2 35.8 35.3 31.5

Newham 39.1 38.7 39.1 39.6 37.9 37.7

Southwark 48.9 44.8 43.5 43.2 41.0 39.8

Tower Hamlets 61.1 60.8 59.2 60.0 58.7 55.7

Wandsworth 36.1 34.9 32.2 29.7 28.6 28.0

Westminster 43.8 42.3 39.6 36.8 35.2 34.9

Outer London 21.1 20.4 19.9 19.5 18.9 18.4

Barking and Dagenham 26.5 26.3 25.3 25.5 24.3 23.9

Barnet 17.1 16.1 16.2 16.7 16.6 15.9

Bexley 15.6 14.8 14.9 14.1 13.6 12.9

Brent 27.8 27.5 27.6 27.2 26.2 25.7

Bromley 16.7 15.7 14.3 13.6 13.1 12.7

Croydon 24.6 23.4 22.1 21.8 20.6 20.8

Baling 27.3 26.5 26.1 26.3 26.7 25.9

Enfield 21.8 21.4 21.5 22.5 21.5 21.3

Greenwich 39.3 38.2 37.3 36.4 35.2 34.2

Harrow 13.3 13.3 13.7 13.9 13.9 14.4

Havering 13.8 13.1 12.9 12.4 11.7 11.0

Hillingdon 13.6 14.3 14.0 13.6 14.7 13.9

Hounslow 25.1 24.8 24.1 22.4 21.2 20.9

Kingston upon Thames 8.6 8.2 8.3 7.9 8.1 8.1

Merton 19.5 18.5 17.6 16.8 15.7 15.7

Redbridge 19.0 18.2 17.7 16.7 15.7 15.6

Richmond upon Thames 15.5 14.5 13.8 13.0 12.6 12.2

Sutton 11.9 11.6 11.3 10.9 10.3 9.9

Waltham Forest 32.7 31.3 29.8 28.5 28.2 26.9

South East 13.3 12.3 11.6 10.9 10.3 9.9

Berkshire⁽²³⁾ 11.3 10.0 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Bracknell Forest⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.8

Brighton and Hove⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 22.4 21.7 20.7 18.6 17.8

Buckinghamshire⁽²²⁾ 9.4 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Buckinghamshire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4

East Sussex⁽²³⁾ 19.6 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

East Sussex⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 16.6 15.2 14.8 14.3 13.3

Hampshire⁽²³⁾ 13.5 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Hampshire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 9.6 8.9 8.5 8.2 8.2

Isle of Wight 21.5 20.6 19.7 19.2 17.8 17.2

Kent⁽²³⁾ 16.4 15.4 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Kent⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 14.4 12.7 11.9 11.3

Medway⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 14.1 12.9 11.7 11.2

Milton Keynes⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 14.4 13.7 13.7 13.2 12.2

Oxfordshire 10.5 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.5 8.9

Portsmouth⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 20.0 18.1 17.6 17.1 16.8

Reading⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 15.5 14.2 14.5 14.3

Slough⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 17.3 16.6 15.8 15.5

Southampton⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 22.5 21.7 21.8 20.7 19.9

Surrey 9.4 8.6 8.0 7.8 7.1 6.9

West Berkshire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 6.2 5.8 5.8

West Sussex 11.4 10.5 9.8 8.6 7.6 7.2

Windsor and Maidenhead⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 6.7 6.6 6.4 5.9

Wokingham⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.3

South West 14.5 13.4 12.6 11.8 11.2 10.8

Bath and North East Somerset 13.3 12.0 11.1 10.3 9.4 8.7

Bournemouth⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 13.9 13.0 11.1 10.5 10.1

Bristol, City of 26.4 25.5 24.1 22.5 22.2 22.4

Cornwall 17.8 15.0 14.3 13.6 12.8 11.9

Devon⁽²³⁾ 16.7 15.9 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Devon⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 12.3 11.4 11.6 11.0

Dorset⁽²³⁾ 10.1 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Dorset⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 7.9 7.5 6.5 5.6 6.4

Gloucestershire 12.2 11.0 10.1 9.5 8.7 8.8

Isles of Stilly 11.3 6.4 4.4 5.1 6.4 3.4

North Somerset 12.5 11.2 10.3 9.8 9.2 9.0

Plymouth⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 19.6 19.2 18.0 16.5

Poole⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 10.0 9.3 8.4 7.0 6.3

Somerset 11.4 11.6 10.8 10.6 10.1 9.5

South Gloucestershire 11.8 10.5 9.4 8.4 8.1 7.7

Swindon⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 14.5 13.4 12.5 11.6 11.4

Torbay⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— 20.2 19.1 17.1 16.9

Wiltshire⁽²³⁾ 12.1 ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾— ⁽²⁴⁾—

Wiltshire⁽²²⁾ ⁽²⁴⁾— 9.2 8.7 8.2 7.9 7.4

	Position in January each year
	Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free meals⁽²¹⁾
By local education authority, by Government office region	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
England	20.2	19.1	18.4	17.8	17.1	16.4

North East	25.8	24.9	24.1	23.4	23.1	21.4
Darlington⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	21.0	19.7	18.3	17.2	17.2
Durham⁽²³⁾	21.3	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Durham⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	20.8	20.2	19.5	19.5	19.3
Gateshead	25.9	24.5	23.6	24.4	23.4	22.6
Hartlepool	30.9	28.6	26.6	26.8	25.6	24.7
Middlesbrough	35.2	34.5	32.1	32.1	32.0	31.8
Newcastle upon Tyne	34.9	33.4	32.2	31.1	30.7	28.9
North Tyneside	23.0	22.8	21.7	21.5	19.7	20.1
Northumberland	15.6	14.0	14.2	13.5	13.3	12.4
Redcar and Cleveland	28.2	26.1	26.6	25.4	23.5	23.8
South Tyneside	32.7	30.9	29.6	28.2	27.4	26.9
Stockton-on-Tees	25.1	23.8	22.4	21.9	20.7	19.6
Sunderland	28.4	29.3	29.3	28.4	31.1	20.7
North West	25.1	21.6	20.7	22.5	21.4	20.6
Blackburn with Darwen⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	27.6	27.5	25.8	25.1
Blackpool⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	26.0	25.3	24.6	24.4
Bolton	20.7	18.7	18.0	17.7	17.1	16.8
Bury	17.5	16.2	16.2	15.8	14.8	14.0
Cheshire⁽²³⁾	16.0	15.5	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Cheshire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	12.0	12.4	11.3	10.9
Cumbria	15.9	15.4	14.3	14.6	13.7	13.1
Halton⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	27.8	27.1	25.9	25.4
Knowsley	47.9	46.3	44.8	42.9	40.4	38.0
Lancashire⁽²³⁾	22.2	21.5	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Lancashire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	18.8	16.9	16.0	15.5
Liverpool	41.7	40.3	38.7	38.4	37.1	34.8
Manchester	46.7	45.5	44.5	44.6	43.4	43.0
Oldham	26.0	24.5	23.5	24.2	23.0	22.9
Rochdale	28.2	26.9	27.1	25.8	24.5	24.4
Salford	33.2	31.6	30.2	29.7	28.7	27.2
Sefton	24.7	23.9	22.4	21.1	19.7	19.1
St. Helens	22.1	22.0	26.5	20.8	20.3	20.1
Stockport	17.3	16.5	14.9	14.3	13.7	13.3
Tameside	23.4	21.6	20.8	20.1	19.9	18.8
Trafford	20.1	18.1	18.4	18.0	15.2	12.6
Warrington⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	12.7	11.5	11.0	10.5
Wigan	18.8	17.8	17.4	16.9	16.1	15.8
Wirral	28.7	27.1	28.5	29.2	28.9	27.7

Yorkshire and the Humber	21.2	20.3	19.6	19.1	18.1	17.5
Barnsley	25.8	25.2	24.7	24.2	23.0	21.3
Bradford	28.0	27.1	26.4	25.9	24.1	24.2
Calderdale	19.0	18.2	18.1	17.3	17.4	16.4
Doncaster	25.2	23.2	22.4	20.9	19.7	18.4
East Riding of Yorkshire	10.8	9.6	10.6	10.6	9.7	9.3
Kingston Upon Hull, City of	28.5	27.5	27.5	27.5	26.5	26.2
Kirklees	21.7	20.5	20.2	19.5	18.7	18.2
Leeds	21.5	20.9	20.1	19.9	18.8	18.5
North East Lincolnshire	23.0	22.8	21.6	22.8	22.6	21.3
North Lincolnshire	17.8	16.4	15.7	14.5	14.7	13.8
North Yorkshire	9.3	8.9	8.6	8.5	7.9	7.3
Rotherham	22.0	21.0	20.1	19.8	18.4	17.8
Sheffield	27.3	26.6	24.2	22.5	21.2	20.6
Wakefield	19.5	18.8	18.3	18.7	17.6	17.7
York	13.9	12.8	12.0	11.0	10.5	9.8

East Midlands	16.0	15.1	14.3	14.0	13.4	12.8
Derby⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	22.9	21.7	20.8	20.4	20.1
Derbyshire⁽²³⁾	16.2	12.8	12.3	12.5	12.1	11.8
Derbyshire⁽²²⁾	16.2	12.8	12.3	12.5	12.1	11.8
Leicester⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	24.9	23.7	23.5	23.6	23.7
Leicestershire⁽²³⁾	15.0	8.5	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Leicestershire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	8.3	7.9	7.6	7.0
Lincolnshire	9.8	9.4	8.1	7.8	7.7	7.3
Northamptonshire	12.7	11.9	11.6	11.4	10.5	10.2
Nottingham⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	35.4	34.8	34.1	32.3
Nottinghamshire⁽²³⁾	22.5	21.3	15.0	14.3	13.2	12.4
Nottinghamshire⁽²²⁾	22.5	21.3	15.0	14.3	13.2	12.4
Rutland⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	6.4	6.2	5.4	5.0	4.5

West Midlands	21.0	19.6	19.1	18.8	18.6	18.1
Birmingham	35.6	34.3	33.7	33.1	33.1	32.7
Coventry	22.4	21.0	21.7	19.6	20.1	19.2
Dudley	18.0	16.9	16.2	15.9	14.9	14.6
Hereford and Worcester⁽²³⁾	10.1	8.1	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Herefordshire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	8.1	7.3	8.1	7.5
Sandwell	26.6	24.9	23.2	24.4	24.0	22.9
Shropshire⁽²³⁾	15.2	14.5	9.9	9.7	9.3	9.1
Shropshire⁽²²⁾	15.2	14.5	9.9	9.7	9.3	9.1
Solihull	14.3	13.7	12.4	12.6	12.6	11.3
Staffordshire⁽²³⁾	16.8	12.6	12.0	11.7	11.1	10.9
Staffordshire⁽²²⁾	16.8	12.6	12.0	11.7	11.1	10.9
Stoke-on-Trent⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	26.9	27.3	27.7	27.2	25.8
Telford and Wrekin⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	20.9	21.3	20.5	20.2
Walsall	23.8	21.3	19.8	19.1	18.0	17.6
Warwickshire	11.4	10.9	9.9	9.6	9.4	8.9
Wolverhampton	24.7	22.6	22.0	21.8	22.7	21.5
Worcestershire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	9.0	9.8	10.0	9.8

East of England	14.9	13.5	12.9	12.5	11.7	11.1
Bedfordshire⁽²³⁾	19.4	12.5	11.7	11.2	10.8	10.5
Bedfordshire⁽²²⁾	19.4	12.5	11.7	11.2	10.8	10.5
Cambridgeshire⁽²³⁾	15.4	13.8	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Cambridgeshire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	10.1	9.5	8.9	8.2
Essex⁽²³⁾	15.4	14.4	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Essex⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	12.7	12.0	11.1	10.6
Hertfordshire	11.5	10.0	9.4	9.1	8.5	8.0
Luton⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	26.3	23.9	23.7	23.5	23.5
Norfolk	14.3	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.0	12.3
Peterborough⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	22.2	21.4	20.2	18.6
Southend-on-Sea⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	19.1	18.3	16.8	16.0
Suffolk	14.8	13.1	12.3	12.1	11.3	10.6
Thurrock⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	17.7	16.9	15.4	15.0

London	29.5	28.3	27.4	27.0	26.1	25.3
Inner London	45.3	43.3	41.6	41.2	39.8	38.4
Camden	37.2	36.0	35.6	36.2	35.9	35.2
City of London	51.4	37.7	38.4	35.9	33.8	⁽²⁵⁾—
Hackney	55.5	50.1	46.3	44.1	41.3	42.1
Hammersmith and Fulham	42.3	41.3	38.4	39.6	39.2	38.2
Haringey	41.0	40.0	39.5	39.4	38.2	36.1
Islington	52.3	44.5	45.4	44.2	42.8	40.5
Kensington and Chelsea	44.0	42.0	38.5	38.6	35.8	34.6
Lambeth	47.1	45.0	42.5	41.1	39.3	37.9
Lewisham	38.5	38.4	35.2	35.8	35.3	31.5
Newham	39.1	38.7	39.1	39.6	37.9	37.7
Southwark	48.9	44.8	43.5	43.2	41.0	39.8
Tower Hamlets	61.1	60.8	59.2	60.0	58.7	55.7
Wandsworth	36.1	34.9	32.2	29.7	28.6	28.0
Westminster	43.8	42.3	39.6	36.8	35.2	34.9

Outer London	21.1	20.4	19.9	19.5	18.9	18.4
Barking and Dagenham	26.5	26.3	25.3	25.5	24.3	23.9
Barnet	17.1	16.1	16.2	16.7	16.6	15.9
Bexley	15.6	14.8	14.9	14.1	13.6	12.9
Brent	27.8	27.5	27.6	27.2	26.2	25.7
Bromley	16.7	15.7	14.3	13.6	13.1	12.7
Croydon	24.6	23.4	22.1	21.8	20.6	20.8
Baling	27.3	26.5	26.1	26.3	26.7	25.9
Enfield	21.8	21.4	21.5	22.5	21.5	21.3
Greenwich	39.3	38.2	37.3	36.4	35.2	34.2
Harrow	13.3	13.3	13.7	13.9	13.9	14.4
Havering	13.8	13.1	12.9	12.4	11.7	11.0
Hillingdon	13.6	14.3	14.0	13.6	14.7	13.9
Hounslow	25.1	24.8	24.1	22.4	21.2	20.9
Kingston upon Thames	8.6	8.2	8.3	7.9	8.1	8.1
Merton	19.5	18.5	17.6	16.8	15.7	15.7
Redbridge	19.0	18.2	17.7	16.7	15.7	15.6
Richmond upon Thames	15.5	14.5	13.8	13.0	12.6	12.2
Sutton	11.9	11.6	11.3	10.9	10.3	9.9
Waltham Forest	32.7	31.3	29.8	28.5	28.2	26.9

South East	13.3	12.3	11.6	10.9	10.3	9.9
Berkshire⁽²³⁾	11.3	10.0	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Bracknell Forest⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	7.2	6.8	6.2	5.8
Brighton and Hove⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	22.4	21.7	20.7	18.6	17.8
Buckinghamshire⁽²²⁾	9.4	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Buckinghamshire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.4	6.4
East Sussex⁽²³⁾	19.6	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
East Sussex⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	16.6	15.2	14.8	14.3	13.3
Hampshire⁽²³⁾	13.5	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Hampshire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	9.6	8.9	8.5	8.2	8.2
Isle of Wight	21.5	20.6	19.7	19.2	17.8	17.2
Kent⁽²³⁾	16.4	15.4	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Kent⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	14.4	12.7	11.9	11.3
Medway⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	14.1	12.9	11.7	11.2
Milton Keynes⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	14.4	13.7	13.7	13.2	12.2
Oxfordshire	10.5	9.6	9.4	9.5	9.5	8.9
Portsmouth⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	20.0	18.1	17.6	17.1	16.8
Reading⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	15.5	14.2	14.5	14.3
Slough⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	17.3	16.6	15.8	15.5
Southampton⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	22.5	21.7	21.8	20.7	19.9
Surrey	9.4	8.6	8.0	7.8	7.1	6.9
West Berkshire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	6.2	5.8	5.8
West Sussex	11.4	10.5	9.8	8.6	7.6	7.2
Windsor and Maidenhead⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	6.7	6.6	6.4	5.9
Wokingham⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	4.8	4.4	4.6	4.3

South West	14.5	13.4	12.6	11.8	11.2	10.8
Bath and North East Somerset	13.3	12.0	11.1	10.3	9.4	8.7
Bournemouth⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	13.9	13.0	11.1	10.5	10.1
Bristol, City of	26.4	25.5	24.1	22.5	22.2	22.4
Cornwall	17.8	15.0	14.3	13.6	12.8	11.9
Devon⁽²³⁾	16.7	15.9	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Devon⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	12.3	11.4	11.6	11.0
Dorset⁽²³⁾	10.1	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Dorset⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	7.9	7.5	6.5	5.6	6.4
Gloucestershire	12.2	11.0	10.1	9.5	8.7	8.8
Isles of Stilly	11.3	6.4	4.4	5.1	6.4	3.4
North Somerset	12.5	11.2	10.3	9.8	9.2	9.0
Plymouth⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	19.6	19.2	18.0	16.5
Poole⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	10.0	9.3	8.4	7.0	6.3
Somerset	11.4	11.6	10.8	10.6	10.1	9.5
South Gloucestershire	11.8	10.5	9.4	8.4	8.1	7.7
Swindon⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	14.5	13.4	12.5	11.6	11.4
Torbay⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	20.2	19.1	17.1	16.9
Wiltshire⁽²³⁾	12.1	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—	⁽²⁴⁾—
Wiltshire⁽²²⁾	⁽²⁴⁾—	9.2	8.7	8.2	7.9	7.4

⁽²⁰⁾ Includes Maintained and Non-Maintained special schools.

⁽²¹⁾ Day pupils, excludes boarding pupils.

⁽²²⁾ After local government reorganisation.

⁽²³⁾ Before local government reorganisation

⁽²⁴⁾ Not applicable.

⁽²⁵⁾ Not available.

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